GAMEDAY INFO
Sunday, February 12, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET
[1] Purdue (23-2, 12-2) vs. [RV] Northwestern (17-7, 8-5)
Evanston, Illinois | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,139)
TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network
ANNOUNCERS: Dave Revsine, Stephen Bardo, Andy Katz
THE NOTES TO KNOW
• Beginning its last road swing of the season, the No. 1-ranked Purdue men’s basketball team will hop in a bus for the final time this regular-season and head to the Windy City for a Sunday afternoon battle with a strong Northwestern squad. Purdue is looking to maintain a cushion in the Big Ten race against one of the four teams currently tied for second in the Big Ten standings.
• Purdue is coming off a strong 87-73 victory over Iowa on Thursday night in which it led by at least six points over the final 38 minutes of the contest. The Boilermakers jumped out to a 17-4 lead six minutes into the game and were never seriously threatened in recording their 23rd win of the year.
• Thursday’s win gave Matt Painter his 250th win at Mackey Arena, now with a 250-43 (.853) record in the facility.
• The win also gave Purdue 12 league wins for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. Entering this year, Kansas and Purdue were the only schools in America to have won at least 12 league games in at least seven of the last eight seasons (Kansas has done it all eight).
• A win over Northwestern would give Purdue its 10th quad-1 victory of the season and improve Purdue to 8-1 on the road (7-1 in Big Ten play). Purdue has won seven Big Ten road games just seven times in school history (2018, 2010, 1996, 1995, 1988, 1987 and 1984).
• Purdue has shot at least 50.0 percent in five straight games, the first time since Jan. 1990, that Purdue has shot at least 50.0 percent in five straight Big Ten games. Over the last five games, Purdue is shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 40.0 percent from long range. Four players are averaging in double-figures in that span (Edey – 24.4; Loyer – 12.0; Smith – 10.0; Gillis – 10.0).
• Purdue (+12.0) is dominating the glass this season, leading the country in rebound margin by 2.8 rebounds per game over UMass Lowell (+9.2). Over the last three games, Purdue has outrebounded opponents 119 to 64 (18.3 rebounds per game). The Boilermakers have grabbed 40 offensive rebounds in that span, while…
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